Noven

Long shift hours for manufacturing operators (10hrs) and are regularly expected to go to OT. Absolutely no part-time hours or options. 
It takes some time to learn the process but for the most part it's straightforward once you do. Training starts with SOPs and then moves into practical training by coworkers, who will teach you properly as long as you pay attention and ask questions when you don't understand something. Management is quick to put blame on mistakes. The people can be nice depending on the shift, but there is a lot of talking/gossip behind your back. The labor itself is unfulfilling and painfully boring. Never will be genuinely appreciated or recognized while also feeling constantly disposable. Very stable job and decent pay but do not expect any sort of raise unless you're in a permanent position for atleast a year (any time as temp doesn't count). Breaks are at set times through the day as two paid 15 minutes and a 30 min lunch. Can work here for several years with excellent track record and still not get considered for permanent position. Permanent position includes decent insurance, 401k with match, HSA, paid holidays, and PTO (4hrs every biweekly paycheck). If you have to work here, look for something else at the same time. You can do better. 

A typical day at work was always the "Total Office Call" I've learned that it is very important to provide health care professionals and staff with patient education information, samples of medication, patient safety information and savings offers. HCP's and staff are advocates of your product when you are their trusted adviser. I have gained commitments from the total office by developing positive relationships. My former manager helped me to grow as a pharmaceutical rep, as this was my very first pharmaceutical job. He helped me to develop my skills in a most organized manner. My co-workers were always available to assist when there were challenging conversations during my sales calls. The most difficult part of the job, is when patients had insurance coverage issues. Cost seem to be the #1 factor for most offices. What I enjoyed most about being a pharmaceutical rep is the energy I get when I have gained commitment from my healthcare professionals and that their patients are doing well on the product I advocated.

Working at Noveon Magnetics has been a rewarding experience for me professionally and personally. The company encourages innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning, which creates an environment where employees feel valued and motivated. Leadership is approachable and genuinely interested in employee development, offering opportunities to expand technical knowledge and contribute to meaningful projects. The workplace culture is fast paced but supportive, with teams working closely together to solve complex manufacturing and engineering challenges. I also appreciate the company’s commitment to advancing domestic rare earth magnet production, giving employees a strong sense of purpose and impact. Compensation and benefits are competitive, and management recognizes hard work and initiative. While the workload can occasionally become demanding during critical production periods, the experience gained and the supportive coworkers make it worthwhile. Overall, Noveon Magnetics is an excellent place for ambitious professionals seeking growth in advanced manufacturing and clean technology industries for long term careers

Noven is a great company to work and get job stability, good benefits and safe place. The gray areas where Noven shows some difficulties are planning, cost analysis and professional development.  
A typical day at work is drive for changing in the production schedule which impact QC and Product Release generating rush samples. This situation require extra-work at no compensation in time or money for salary employees. The hardest part of the job is to dealing with lack of vision for improvement, and persistency in follow up effectiveness of changes, actions items, etc.. The previous improvement efforts were not well planned and the results are not satisfactory to the user in the daily work. The management strategies are not well understood by employees and town meetings are so slow with nothing of interest for the basic employees.
The opportunities for professional grown are very reduced and the trend is to hiring people from outside rather than give opportunities to the qualified insides.

Noven is a great place to work, it is small enough that everyone will get to know you.  There is no pressure or people looking over your shoulders to get things done. Deadlines are set but stakeholders are flexible with managing change and risk. There is plenty of flexibility to balance work load and personal life.  There is a 40 hour a week mentality and most managers support a balance workload for most everyone on site. The site is divided into seven buildings and each has it own unique character.  It is definitely one of the best places I have had the pleasure of working.

PTO and health benefits are good. 401K contributions are slightly lower than industry standards. 

Work culture is compartmentalized as much as its departments. Some departments have good working culture, others?  

Have sufficient time for self improvement (e.g. reading scientific journals and productive project discussions with fellow scientists).

Difficult environment to get things done or to be incentivized (due to compartmentalized organization/decision process).

After turning their back on their core products (estrogen) they insulted their entire customers by promoting an SSRI as being as effective for hot flashes as estrogen. Spent $100 million on DTC advertising which produced no scripts. Laid off entire sales and marketing division instead of using the wasted money to reinvest in future estrogen options. It was sad. Ripped of top 12 employees on a brand launch by changing the bonus payout "after" the trimester had already ended.

Noven was very good place to work.  I enjoyed working with the CEO and his management team.  It was a very collaborative and team environment.  My HR team there was exceptional, very experienced and everyone helped each other.  
It was very challenging times with regulatory issues, back orders, and product patent expiration issues.  Despite all that, it was a great employee environment.

A typical day would include supervision of one or two packaging lines with up to 7 operators on each line. My responsibilities included training operators, daily shift control and OEE, safety and quality of the product. Job was performed in a clean environment in accordance with FDA regulations. An important part of my job was to make sure that production goals were met or exceeded, which I did accomplished everyday.

The culture is restrictive.  With the recent GMP issues employees are concerned as to whether the company will be shutdown.  A major overhaul in processes and management is a must.  Management is inexperienced and lacks leadership skills.  As a result there is poor morale, motivation and productivity.  It is overall an unhealthy environment.

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